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V THE NEWS-JOURNAL PAGE 3 RAEFORD. NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1969 tio cYIcwa - journal Borderline case Just One Thing After Another By Carl Coerch NATIONAL NIWSPAMt PRESS ASSOCIATION Published Every Thursday at Raeford, N. C. 28376 1 19-W.Elwood Avenue Subscription Rate In Advance Per Year - $4.00 6 Montha - $2.25 3 Month - $1.2S PAUL DICKSON Publisher-Editor SAM C. MORRIS Genera! Manager MARGARET ANN LAMSTER Reporter MRS. PAUL DICKSON Edi,or Sscond-Clsu Postage raid it Rteford, N. C Your Award-Wlnnini Community Newspaper Industrial news is encouraging Announcement of the pending change in status of the elastic plant on Bethel Road in Raeford is heartening to business leaders in the community, as its operation by Uniroyal has been somewhat on the wane for quite a while, and its acquisition by a new company gives hope and promise of a vigorous and expanding operation. Tex-Elastic, the company which is involved in the dealings with Uniroyal for the plant, is a relatively young and growing subsidiary of an old, respected and financially strong company, Adams-Millis, about whom we will have more to say if and when the deal is consummated. As Harold Gillis, Chamber of Commerce manager, points out, sometimes overlooked by retailers and others in this community is the fact that there has been considerable industrial development here in recent years in spite of the rarity of announcements of new plants. The number of jobs has risen, along with the total industrial payroll of the county, and the percentage of local payroll being spent in the county. Local plants have had a healthy and happy environment in which to expand, Gillis says, with good cooperation from town and county governments and a loyal labor force of increasing overall skill and ability. Also, the influx of plants in surrounding counties has had a definite and forceful effect on the economy of Hoke County, although all of the industrial employers here would not always call it completely beneficial. This effect has been to reduce the number of workers commuting from these other counties to jobs in this one and to increase the percentage of those paid in this county who live in it. Increases in Burlington's operations here have been considerable in recent years, as has been the growth of the operation of Raeford Turkey Farms, and the hope of a return to health of the operation of the former Para Thread Plant is of particular satisfaction to Chamber of Commerce members of twenty years ago, as the acquisition of this site and the building of the building by Hoke Development Corporation was one of the first successful industrial projects of the Raeford Chamber of Commerce. The building was started in the summer of 1948 after the Chamber's organization in 1947, and the leader of the movement to get American Wringer Company to bring its Para Thread subsidiary here was the late Crawford Thomas, first president of the Chamber of Commerce. Certainly our growth has not been as spectacular as many, and it's far from good enough to be satisfied with, but it has been better than many of us stop to realize. The coming of Tex-Elastic will certainly help. Middle East watch ' It would be one of the worst possible mistakes if the world failed to keep its eye on the continually erupting Middle East. Yet the very length, persistence, and continuousness of these eruptions are likely to weary the world and turn its attention elsewhere. Thus the almost daily firelights across the Suez Canal, the recurring guerrilla raids into Israel and the Israeli retaliation therefor no longer either claim the attention or arouse the concern they once did. Nothing, however, could be more shortsighted than to come to look upon these Arab-Israeli snipings back and forth as normal or expectable. For each blow and backblow serves only to stiffen attitudes, harden hatreds and lock officials on each side into less maneuverable positions. A year ago neither Arab nor Jew was ready to make the mutual sacrifices needed to bring some measure of peace to the Middle East. But, if most signs are read aright, willingness to compromise has dwindled still further in the past twelve months. Suspicion has grown. On the Arab side guerrilla activity has become widerspread and has commanded mounting public support. On the Israeli side increasing numbers believe that it would be suicidal for Israel to give back the conquered territories. President Nixon underlined the danger in the Middle East when he said at last Thursday's press conference that he saw little evidence that the situation there was being defused. The only hopeful factors are (a) the continuing efforts of America. Britain, France, and Russia to come up with some solution which might be acceptable all around, (b) Russia's apparent efforts to hold back the hotter Arab heads, and (c) America's efforts to appear somewhat more neutral. At this moment we see no hope for any solution other than one worked out by the big four and then negotiated -fairly but vigorously - with the Arabs and the Israelis. The big four must press on. The struggle for peace demands it. -The Christian Science Monitor A questionable resolution The Senate resolution calling upon the President to obtain congressional approval before committing troops or financial resources to foreign lands is one of the most confused and confusing pieces of legislation in recent years. It is impossible to tell exactly what it means or what its effect on governmental action will be. It is both loosely conceived and loosely written. To say this does not mean condemning what lay behind it - the Senate's wish to play a greater role in determining the kind and extent of American commitment abroad. But it does mean that it is a piece of legislation written against a background of frustration, not against one of careful thought. Strictly interpreted, it calls upon the President not to devote a single dollar bill to any non American commitment, even if nothing more than the simple relief of hunger in a single small village, without congressional concurrence. Of course, this is not the purpose of the bill. Of course, it would not - we deeply hope - prevsnt the President from taking such action. But this illustrates the carelessness with which the bill is written. As the White House itself and many observers have pointed out, the resolution could, if adhered to by the executive branch, dangerously hobble the President's power to react or act in a national emergency. As has been underlined, the resolution is born of senatorial unhappiness over America's commitment in Vietnam which, it is at least arguable, was made with congressional approval in the form of the Tonkin Gulf resolution. On the other hand, the three other most famous post - war American commitments (Truman on South Korea, Eisenhower on Lebanon, and Kennedy on Cuba), all of which would have been clear violations of the new resolution, have aroused no such strong reaction. It is obvious that here is an outstanding case of where the test of the pudding will be in the eating. It may turn out that the resolution will not greatly inhibit either Mr. Nixon or future presidents in doing what they think must be done and what they believe the Constitution gives them the right and the obligation to do. In short, the ery exigencies and realities of life today may show that the spirit of the resolution is out of step with the practicalities of the times. But if there is to be closer White House - congressional concurrence in time of emergency, one thing is certain. Processes for obtaining this concurrence with the utmost speed must be set up. -Tlie Christian Science Monitor YOU AND THE By William Friday, President University of North Carolina UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA -a aaisr M During this year, we have completed the formation of a University-wide faculty Ad visory Council which, in my judgment, represents one of the must significant steps that has heen taken in some years to provije better communi cation among the faculty, ad ministrators, and Trustees of the fuur-csmpus University of North Carolina. The University Advisory Council replaces the smaller and more informal (roup known as the President's Ad visory Council on Educational Policy which has been of valuable assistance to me since its organization in 1961. The new Council is composed of the Chancellor of each cam pus and his nine-member, elected faculty advisory com mittee. This irroup of forty members has its own charter which was approved by the four faculties, and it operates under its own by-laws. FIRST OFFICERS Its first slate of officers consists of Dr. Richard Bar dolph. Prof.ssor of History and Political Science at Greersbjro. Chairman; Dr. John B. Graham, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Pathology at Chapel Hill, Vice Chairman; and Dr. A. C. Bare foot, Professor of Wood Tech nology at Raleigh, Secretary. An Executive Committee com posed of eight members from the Council and one member from my staff acts for the Council between meetings. The Council holds three regular meetings with a stated agenda during each academic year and meets on call when necessary. The charter and by laws that have been adopted by the Council are flexible enuugh to permit the addition of representatives from Ashe ville and Wilmington after July 1. A body composed of repre sentatives of the faculty from the component institutions of the University to which the President and through him the Board of Trustees may turn for advice on policy decisions is indispensable. This Council concerns itself solely with matters of all-University im port; however, its represent atives are closely associated with the faculty government of their respective campuses. The Council is the advisory link between the central ad ministration of the University and the faculties of its six component institutions. IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS Since completion of its organization in February, the University Advisory Council has held two scheduled meet ings and one called meeting. In addition, its Executive Com mittee has met three times and representatives of the Council attended the February meeting of the Board of Trustees and the Budget Hear ing of the University before the Subcommittee of the Joint Appropriations Committee. The Council has already made significant contributions to an understanding and reso lution of some of the difficult problems that have confronted the administration and the Executive Committee of the Hoard of Trustees thin spring. I welcome its wise counsel and ad wee. and I look forward to greater invohement between this agency and the standing committees of this Hoard. FACULTY WORK Administrative and fuculty official worked hard to effect the organization of the Council. An intercampus conference to discuss the organization of a university faculty advisory council was held at Quail Roost Conference Center in May of Professor Joseph C. Sloane, A'.umni Distinguished Profes sor of Art and Director of the Ackland Memorial Art Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, served as chairman of the day-long conference. Special committee meetings and four other full sessions were held. At the end of the day, the group approved for recom mendations to the respective faculties at Chapel Hill, Char lotte, Greensboro, and Raleigh, a proposed all-university body to be designated the University Advisory Council. The faculties considered the proposal during the fall. STUDENT ACTIVITY I am also pleased to report that the Presidents of the Stu dent Governments of our cam puses and I have established a direct and working relation ship in which matters of University-wide concern are dis cussed with the knowledge and support of the Chancellors. The Presidents of the Stu dent Governments of our four campuses are Katy Gi'.more of the University of North Caro lina at Greensboro; Alan Al bright of the University at Chape! Hill; Jack Barger of North Carolina State Uni versity at Raleigh; and Bud Stewart of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Here, too, lines of com munication are open, and a full and free exchange of information occurs on matters of common concern. I cherish this relationship and I hope that in future meeting! of the Committees of the Board of Trustees, these student leaders will be heard. Creek Philosopher Dear editar: Five cart drove past my mail box on the road near tins Bermuda grass farm yesterdjy morning in a span of two minutes and I walked down to see wlial was causing all the heavy traffic and wlule I didn't find out. any more than I've ever been able to figure out where all the cars are going bumper to bumper seven days a week on a regular highway. I did find a newspaper some passenger had thrown out. In it I found an article that reported that a big bndge built four years ago to allow traffic to go around Manlialtan -which certainly is a good idea. I've never seen a city yet I hadn't rather go around than through - last year handled million cars, trucks and buses. Faced with such a mess of cars, the city decided to sohe Hie problem bv adding a second deck. The second deck will now enable the bridge lo carry 48 million cars year, after which, when that proves inadequate. I don't know what they'll do. It is hard for me to imagine 48 million cars passing by one spot every year - can you imagine that many going past The News-Journal office'' and the problem is increased when you realize half are going in one direction, lull' in the other. If' they were all going in the same direction, you could maybe hope to see lite end of the procession some day. but like it rs. they iren't getting anvw lure. The Hung could go on forever, kvery time you add another deck, you invite anotlier Z" million cars. I have a theory on solving this. What we ought to do is to slop trying to keep a highway or bridge from becoming obsolete. Like it is now, one end of a new highway is obsolete before the other end is finished, and this drive people to widen or double - deck tne first section, then the last section just in time to start over on the first section. The entire policy should be reversed. Wliere we made our nustake was. when we found dirt roads were obsolete, rushing in and building giaveled roads. When they became obsolete, we rushed in and built paved roads, then four lanes, then six, then eight. Anybody should have seen that the more roads we built the more car we invited, since highways attract cart like sugar does ants. If we really wint to stop the traffic jam-ups we'll stop building highway. If this is not perfectly clear to you, I'll come into Raeford and explain it further if you'U get somebody to fill up a chug-hole in the toad going by my house. Actually it' too narrow loo for safe driving. Your faithfully, J. A. It was i brief, rather curt, note. We had tent a gentlemen in Greensboro notice of the fact that hi subscription to our magazine had expired. In a few days the letter came back with the following notation: "So lias the subscriber." In a cemetery in Raleigh are two tombstones over the grave of former member of the North Carolina General Assembly. They ire alongside each other. One of them contain this inscription: Gen. Frederick Grist State Senator Beaufort County December 26, 1811 44 yri. old And tlie other one is inscribed as follows: Ephraim Mann State Senator Tyrrell County Dec. 1, 1834 34 yrs. old In those days when very little was known of embalming, and when it required several days to travel from Raleigh to points in the eastern part of the State, it was impossible to move bodies any great distance. So when these two distinguished men died wlule serving in the legislature, they were interred in Raleigh. Here's a note from H.H. Bradshaw, Clinton, Route 3. The Bradshaw family has a rather unique distinction: A distinction which we do not believe is shared by anyone else in North Carolina. Mr. Bradshaw has two cluldren. That makes him their father. They also have a grandfather. But here's the interesting point about that: their father, Mr. Bradshaw, was living before their grandfather wa born. Sound like an impossibility, doesn't it? But it' really a fact. You tee, Mr. Bradshaw was eleven years old when his wife's father wat born. Among my acquaintances and friends in North Carolina are: Mr. Pew Mr. Pou Mr. Pugh Mr. Pough The town of Henderson wa laid out to tliat its city limit formed a perfect circle. Tommy Royster of Oxford says that the charter of the Town of Oxford show that when that place wat incorporated, the corporate limitt extended in each direction one thousand yards from the center of the courthouse, which would also form a complete circle. And then, Tommy adds: "Just t few year ago, in a lawsuit in litis county, a Superior Court judge dunged the corporate limit of the town by a few yard. The survey, from which the tax listing of real property is made on the tax books of Oxford, used the center of the courthouse door as I lie starting point. A portion of a certain gentleman t residence - his front rooms and the front porch - were witliin the corporate limits, according to this survey. The Superior Court judge ruled that the corporate limits should be from the center of the courthouse - arid not from the center of the courthouse door. This change relieved the gentleman of the burden of city tax as assessed against his front room and porch." yri CLIFF BLUE... U n?,i People & Issues eV4 INDEPENDENCE - Thi week American celebrate the 193d anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, one of the great documents written by man. In signing that great charter, these early statesmen were really putting their necks on the blocks but in to doing, with the help of God they brought forth a new nation, toon to overtake all nations in material progress. Those men of that day realized the importance of the step which they were taking. John Adams wrote to hit wife after the Centinental Congress had voted independence on July 2: "Yesterday the greatest question was decided which ever was debited in America, and a greater, perhaps, never wat nor will be decided among men." Wise old Ben Franklin threw a little humor on the occasion when he said, "if we do not hang together, we shall mott anurdly hind seperately." It is refreshing to visit the Old State House in Philadelphia where these great events that are now celebrating had their beginning. It it well to refresh our memories of the circumstances of those timet and compare our stewardship today with the stewardship of our forefather. A few years later after the U. S. Constitution had been adopted, a ' lady spoke to Benjamin Franklin on the street of Philadelphia, and asked: "What have you given us, Mr. Franklin?" Wise old Benjamin Franklin replied: "We have given you I republic, if you can keep it." Franklin's answer has come ringing down through the years, and our responsibility it to "keep it." Some people irgue over whether we have a democracy or a republic. It it interesting to note that Franklin referred to it as a "republic." TODAY'S DANCER - One of the great danger's that face our nation today is that too many people want to take short cuts. They want to select the laws to obey and disobey those they do not like. Thi kind of philosophy shows no appreciation for the work of our forefather who in giving us thi republic provided an orderly way to change or amend laws that a majority of the people do not like, something that the people could not do wlule under British rule. INTEREST RATES - It i much better for the average person for money to be a little hard to borrow at reasonable interest rates than for money to be plentiful at ratet which they cannot afford to pay. We do not feel that tlie high cost of home-building coupled with the high cost of money can long endure without the people demanding relief. HIGHWAY - Reportt are that Governor Scott will not be reappointing any members of the current highway commission, and it appears that he has no lack of patriots outside the commission who are willing to serve. POPULARITY - The 1969 Ceneral Assembly will hardly go down at a popular one with the people, because .... People buying homes will have to pay larger monthly payments due to the increased interest rates. People buying gasoline will have to pay 2 cent per gallon more in gasoline taxes. People buying cigarettes will have to pay more - S cents per pack more we suspect, although the tax increase was 2 cents per pack. People buying a toft drink will likely have to pay more. Although the tax increase was I cent per bottle, in many instances the retail price will be upped by five cents, we fear. People buying auto lags next January and February will be paying more. Of all the tax increases the biggest back lash may come by resentment to the raising the ceiling on interest rates. However, the legislation on interest rates is permissive and tome institutions may not raise their rates. For instance, four banks in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (not effected by the N. C. law) took I full page advertisement in the Milwaukee Sentinel to explain why they refused to follow the recent lead in other banks in raising interest rales. "It's hard to make defensible case for what the New York and Chicago bankt are doing, but it't almost impossible to justify the 'follow the leader' attitude of the Urge Milwaukee banks," the ad said. i
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